The workshop will be held at the University of Sydney:

The Australian Computing Academy (ACA) is a Commonwealth funded project developing resources that will be freely available to students and teachers across Australia to learn about programming and related concepts in Digital Technologies.

James Curran:James Curran is an Associate Professor in the School of Information Technologies, University of Sydney. He is Director of the National Computer Science School, the largest computer science school outreach program in Australia. Last year, over 10,000 students and teachers participated in the 5-week NCSS Challenge. James is a co-founder of Grok Learning, an Edtech startup that aims to children everywhere to learn to code. He was a writer on the Australian Curriculum: Digital Technologies, the new national computing curriculum. In 2014, James was named ICT Leader of the Year by the ICT Educators of NSW and the Australian Council for Computers in Education.

Nicky Ringland:Dr Nicky Ringland is an Educator at the Australian Computing Academy and Outreach Officer at the National Computer Science School. She completed her PhD in Computer Science at the University of Sydney, and is a co-founder of Grok Learning. Nicky is passionate about teaching the next generation the skills they need to become the creators of tomorrow.

Who Should Attend?

- Primary and secondary teachers looking to improve their understanding of the Digital Technologies curriculum- Teachers and technology leaders seeking resources to support the implementation of the curriculum

Please note, this event is intended for current teachers, principals, other school leaders, and pre-service teachers. If space allows, other attendees interested in the Digital Technologies curriculum may attend, but preference will be given to teachers.

The Australian Computing Academy is an initiative of, and funded by, the Australian Government Department of Education and Training.